Reviews for The Mark Of Zorro

The average rating for The Mark Of Zorro based on 2 reviews is 4 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2017-11-07 00:00:00 Robert Ratcliffe Daring, Dashing and Delightful! Originally released as a serialized novel, each chapter reads as a mini-story thus producing a loosely connected full novel. Zorro, aka Don Diego, wages war single-handedly against the corrupted and aids the downtrodden. The comical back and forth between the personas as he manipulates the rich men of California lightened and brought life to the novel. He is passionate towards the fight and towards the love of his life. And I was swept into this story by his righteousness beliefs and the ardent desire to set things life really motivated the story. It's quality that I haven't seen in many novels and it was riveting. However that does not diminish the blatant racism and sexism scattered in unexpected bursts though this novel. I had to keep reminding me that this is a product of its time and to change or ignore this would be disingenuous. Is this book realistic? Nope - not one bit. There's no way Zorro could so easily fool everyone. All his deceptions seemed so blatantly obvious to myself. Does it require a suspension of belief? Yes - the personas of each character are exaggerated and their actions are too choreographed to be considered natural. But, was it fun to read? Absolutely. The language and the plot aren't encumbered by it's age (originally published in 1919) - surprisingly readable! If all romantic novels were like this, count me in! YouTube | Blog | Instagram | Twitter | Facebook | Snapchat @miranda_reads

Review # 2 was written on 2017-05-05 00:00:00 Pedro A Barriga A playdate-BR with Alex and Craig to revive the legend of El Zorro and test our skills in writing the first letter of our names using smth sharp :D Yeah, IKR, I should give up reviewing and start carving 😃 I guess we don't need introduction to the Spanish Robin Hood. But to tell the truth, I didn't know that there were books about Zorro, till recently. So probably like some of you, I fell in love with Zorro after watching him on screen. In my case it was A. Banderas… *drools* To my shame, I didn't pay great attention to Don Diego back then and decided to correct this mistake by reading this book. The story in this book is a great example of classics, though, if you look for complicity, well.. there is none. But what hooked me and made me fall in love with this book - is interaction and action scenes. It's a thin mystery and quite evident that Don Diego is a pretender as his dullness feels a bit forced, but the credulity of those who surround him, how they see only what they want to see, that was interesting and funny to observe. To add the spices, this Mr. Fox can be tough, cruel, rude but also witty and charming. Also I enjoyed the fights so kindly provided by McCulley. The author set quite a quick pace for the story. My total faves were fights between Zorro and Captain Ramon. What annoyed me a bit. As I mentioned before I wasn't fooled by Don Diego's innocent nature at all, maybe it was because I already knew his secret or maybe the mystery was too thin and too long kept "hidden". And of course, I was a bit annoyed by a really long wooing between Don Diego and his love interest. These things took some joy from me while reading this book. I guess it's the excitement I got watching the movies about Zorro. The way connection between Zorro and Don Diego was concealed on the screen…. And the suspense…. I think movies created a more thrilling and engaging Zorro for me. I just can't wait to see the older movies to continue my playdate with Zorro 😊 To sum up, it's quite an enjoyable read, I'll definitely look into more books about Zorro as I'd like to know the backstories of some of the characters: Zorro, Don Alejandro, Bernardo, Don Carlos and his family :) PS. Antonio ❤ I want you to know….